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Hatewatch Headlines 3/8/2017

Senate asks Trump for ‘swift action’ on Jewish center threats; Mosques endure wave of phoned-in threats too; Malheur attorneys set stage at trial; and more.

Washington Post: As more Jewish facilities receive threats, all 100 senators ask Trump for ‘swift action.’

Mic: Mosques around the country have received a wave of death threats, including some from ‘Muslim Slayer.’

NPR: ProPublica launches new collaboration project to track and document hate crimes.

LGBTQ Nation: Offices of LGBT organizations nationwide are being targeted for vandalism.

Oregonian: Criminal conspirators or political protesters? Prosecutors, Malheur defendants’ lawyers paint pictures.

Media Matters: Fox News radio anchor Todd Starnes is headlining a hate group’s anti-LGBT briefing.

AlterNet: Trump’s school choice plan is religious fundamentalism at taxpayer expense.

Think Progress: Homeland Security’s plan to break up families would have terrible consequences for kids.

Raw Story: Former Oklahoma sheriff busted for bizarre racial slur prior to black veteran’s tragic death in his jail.

Right Wing Watch: Rick Wiles claims a satanic child-murdering cult is leading a coup against President Trump.

Times-Picayune (New Orleans): Murders of three transgender women in Louisiana shake LGBT community.

San Antonio Express-News (TX): Racially charged posters targeting Jews are plastered around Texas State campus library.

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